Noteworthy — Small, single-domain proteins usually fold correctly without much assistance. But larger proteins, often containing multiple domains need assistance. To help with protein folding, there are numerous proteins known as chaperones.
by Tracey McDole — The word marginal means to be at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient. Certainly being marginal sounds bad, but is it always? In a recent issue of PNAS, Dill and colleagues show that the proteome – a cell's collection of thousands of different types of proteins – is…
